Juventus to meet Man City in Europa League

MONACO (AP) -- Two-time European Cup champion Juventus will meet big-spending Manchester City in the group stage of the Europa League.

The two clubs were drawn together Friday in Group A along with Austrian side Salzburg and Polish team Lech Poznan.

Defending champion Atletico Madrid will play in Group B with Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg and Aris, while three-time champion Liverpool faces Steaua Bucharest, Napoli and FC Utrecht in Group K.

Metalist Kharkiv and Debrecen -- two clubs with match-fixing convictions this year -- are in Group I with former European Cup winner PSV Eindhoven and Sampdoria.

Europa League group stage draw made on Friday:

GROUP A

Juventus, Manchester City, Salzburg, Lech Poznan

GROUP B

Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg Trondheim, Aris Salonika

GROUP C

Sporting, Lille, Levski Sofia, Ghent

GROUP D

Villarreal, Club Bruges, Dinamo Zagreb, PAOK Salonika

GROUP E

AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, BATE Borisov, Sheriff Tiraspol

GROUP F

CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Prague, FC Lausanne-Sport

GROUP G

Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Hajduk Split

GROUP H

VfB Stuttgart, Getafe, OB Odense, Young Boys

GROUP I

PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, Metalist Kharkiv, Debrecen

GROUP J

Sevilla, Paris St Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Karpaty Lviv

GROUP K

Liverpool, Steaua Bucharest, Napoli, Utrecht

GROUP L

Porto, Besiktas, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Vienna